A dyeline-type map of Albert Park Lake and buildings.ALBERT PARK LAKE / 1" = 320 / TIME RESTRICTIONS / SPEEDBOATS HAVE FULL USE OF THE HATCHED AREA AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES / SUNDAYS - 12 NOON - 5.30PM RACE DAYS. / 2.30PM - 3.30PM ALL OTHER DAYS / TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS - 2.00PM - 4.00PM / SATURDAYS - 8.00AM - 11.00AM / ROWING - CONFINED TO WESTERN BANK / UNRESTRICTED TIME EXCEPT IN SPEEDBOAT AREA / YACHTS, HIRE BOATS - UNRESTRICTED TIME & AREA EXCEPT IN SPEEDBOAT AREA. / (CARE TO BE TAKEN IN ROWING AREA / IF POSSIBLE KEEP CLEAR) / RESTRICTED TIMES & AREAS FOR LAKE USEalbert park lake, rowing, apsm rowing club, map, albert park rowing club, south melbourne rowing club

"Grace Blake’s conversations with older members of the Club have elicited the following information during July 2014: • Don Christie recalls the machine being acquired by (or donated to) SMRC in the 1960s. SMRC later donated it to APRC. • Bob Duncan remembers it being at APRC. • Max Shaw joined the club in 1946 but doesn’t recall it at all. • Peter Watson recalls collecting the rowing machine from the old APRC club house before its demolition (c. 1995). The AP-SMRC machine carries a ‘maker’s plate’ with the name Moore... Moore Crane and Engineering Company Pty Ltd was a subsidiary of Malcolm Moore Industries Ltd whose manufacturing engineering works were located on Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne from 1927. The founder established the main business in 1921 and retired in 1953.21 The business was delisted from the Australian Stock Exchange in 1976. Grace Blake advises that some of the earlier SMRC members were plumbers and therefore worked in trades connected with engineering. She reports that Peter Watson recalls some of his contemporaries completing their engineering apprenticeships at Malcolm Moore Industries Ltd in the 1970s. There are still many unanswered questions concerning the history and provenance of the rowing machine at the time of writing this report, but the connection with a local engineering works is certainly fascinating. Questions to explore in the future include: Did Moore manufacture the machine, or import it (and perhaps assemble it) under licence? Was this machine a ‘one-off’ or did Moore make / distribute others within Australia? When, why and how did SMRC acquire the machine? Why did SMRC decide not to retain it, but to pass it over to APRC? And how did APRC use it?" 2014 Significance Assessment, pp38-40. "The ‘Moore’ Rowing Machine at the Albert Park – South Melbourne Rowing Club (AP- SMRC) is a rare example in Australia of the Kerns patent design from 1900. This machine may not, however, be that old in construction or use. The AP-SMRC machine is almost intact, appearing to lack only the leather straps for fastening the rower’s feet to the foot-rests. Spalding manufactured the design in the USA in the early decades of the 20th century, but the metal elements in its models are traditionally black. The bright red paint on the AP-SMRC machine suggests something different. The AP-SMRC machine carries a maker’s plate that associates it directly with a local engineering business, Malcolm Moore Industries Ltd of Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne. Club members recall the machine being at the South Melbourne Rowing Club in the 1960s, and being transferred at a later date to the Albert Park Rowing Club. The machine has not been used since the founding of the amalgamated AP-SMRC and requires careful conservation. The ‘Moore’ rowing machine is of national research significance as a rare survivor, in Australia, of the well-regarded Kerns patent design that was popularised by Spalding in the northern hemisphere. The English River and Rowing Museum website quotes a testimonial from an AG Spalding & Bros’ Mail Order Catalogue: ‘This machine was described by ‘an experienced oarsman’ ... “to be the most perfect rowing machine ever produced”. A feature was the adjustment of the resistance so “the weaker sex can use the machine”’. Its historic significance lies in its rarity (and perhaps uniqueness) as an aid to the training of rowers at two successful clubs on Albert Park Lake. Additional historic significance lies in the connection that the rowing machine represents between local rowing clubs and a major local manufacturing engineer. The ‘Moore’ rowing machine bridges the realms of innovation and application, of industry and recreation, of land-based and aquatic sports, and of two neighbouring rowing clubs on the Albert Park Lake." 2014 Significance Assessment, p43"A rowing machine that appears to be built to the Kerns patent design from 1900 but may not be that old in construction or use. The machine is heavy and includes parts made from cast iron. The cast iron components are painted in a distinctive bright red. The wooden seat moves on timber slides. Resistance is created by spring mechanisms at the ends of two frame elements that connect with two wooden ‘oars’, and by the central chain-driven system that co-ordinates with the rower’s movements. The machine carries a maker’s plate with the single word ‘Moore’ in an oval design, using white letters against a navy background, fastened to the base board and close to the foot-rests." 2014 Significance Assessment, p38Moorerowing, apsm rowing club, significance assessment, malcolm moore industries ltd, kerns, 1900, sculling machine, albert park rowing club, south melbourne rowing club, albert park lake, rowing machine, ergo

Albion Mill Whistle – 'The whistle signalled the changes in shifts and Geelong residents regulated their lives by it.' – exhibition label, In the FactoryCylindrical shaped brass object mounted on a wooden base.Printed: STEAM WHISTLE / ALBION WOOLLEN MILLS 1869 - 1964instruments, pressure gauge, albion mill, dane taylor & co pty ltd, south melbourne, geelong, wool industry

The Victorian Bands' League was officially founded on the 10th of April, 1931. This new organisation quickly gained the affliations of all brass bands in Victoria and took over the control of bands from the Victorian Bands' Association. The new VBL started presenting massed bands events at the MCG and ran competitions around Victoria. This program pamphlet is a unique example of the style of massed bands events that were held at the MCG with 24 brass bands all marching into the ground and performing a number of items individually or in groups. This would have been quite a spectacle! This small program is very significant to the banding history in Victoria. It provides a wealth of information as to the bands that existed in 1933 as well as what they played, and how the VBL organised events. As well as this, there is evidence of a large number of metropolitan bands as well as bands from country areas.Small printed pamphlet on thin paper.victorian bands' league, melbourne cricket ground, malvern tramway junior, malvern tramways band, stonnington city brass, coburg west boys, prahran city, kingsville and yarraville citizens', footscray city, footscray-yarraville city brass, coburg city, northcote citizens and soldiers', essendon citizens', moonee valley brass band, geelong city, terang brass, geelong west city, south melbourne city, reservoir citizens', st. kilda city, oakleigh city, oakleigh band, hawthorn city, kensington district, brunswick city, moreland city band, moorabbin shire, metropolitan fire brigade, sunshine district, sunshine community brass, kew city, kynetown town

This is an extremely significant document highlighting the operations of the Victorian Bands' League in only its third year. Here we have an Annual General Meeting notice and report which would have been sent to all bands and delegates. It outlines the business of the league up until this date and the financial details. It is evident that a number of bandsmen from all over Victoria took an interest in the league given the locations and bands of the office bearers.This AGM notice is extremely significant to the history of the Victorian Bands' League due to the information that's contained and the style of presentation. It is unclear whether other AGM notices still survive which makes this rare notice very valuable for research purposes.Printed on stiff papervictorian bands' league, brunswick city, warrnambool municipal, collingwood citizens', warracknabeal and district, mentone citizens', northcote citizens' and soldiers', heidelberg municipal, south melbourne city, williamstown city, yallourn and district, shepparton and district, geelong west city, terang brass, hamilton town, stawell brass, metropolitan fire brigade

This painting was presented to the St Vincent's civilian medical team by the people of An Giang Province, Vietnam, in recognition of their work in the area. St Vincent's sent four civilian clinical teams to Long Xuyen, South Vietnam, 1965 - 1966 as part of an aid program administered by the Australian Department of External Affairs to assist Vietnamese medical and paramedical personnel and provide medical aid to everyone who needed it. The service of the Australian civilian teams who went to Vietnam 1964 - 1972 was recognised with a special plaque within the grounds of the Australian War Memorial in October 2008. This item has historical significance because it is a memento of the hospital's involvement in a nationally significant wartime aid program to South Vietnam. Landscape painting of deer near a forest stream. Painted in the traditional Vietnamese style using lacquer and paint. Artwork is framed in a black frame but is not behind glass. The artist is unknown.Plaque is attached at lower left corner and translated reads: The people of An Giang Province / are extremely grateful to the Australian Surgical Team.st vincent's hospital melbourne, paintings, artworks, south vietnam, medical aid

Pamphlet - A4 printed on red paper, titled "come to a free for all discussion" , advertising a meeting at the John Curtain Hotel, Lygon St Carlton, 30 May (1987). Makes reference to the Light Rail system and lack of information and threats to existing workers, users, disabled. Produced by the Public Transport Workers Association - who were not happy with the Unions.trams, tramways, unions, personnel, light rail, lrv, south melbourne depot, preston depot

Bus Route Guides, 12 section fold out guide, printed on recycled paper titled "Bus Route Guide - Your local guide to bus services in Port Phillip", detailing the bus services within the City of Port Phillip. Published by the PTV 2016. Has a detailed map of the various routes, and a list of the bus routes and their various stops. Collected as it relates today to the former MMTB Bus routes in the area. Has the logos of PTV, Transdev and CDC Melbourne on the front.trams, tramways, timetables, maps, port melbourne, city of port phillip, buses, south melbourne, st kilda

Set of two newsletters, printed on A4 sheets, produced by Rank and File workers, non union Executive, workers to note concerns that they considered the union executive was not following. .1 - Two A4 sheets stapled in the top left hand corner, dated June 1986, covers job reduction, maintenance workers, conductors, Essendon, Kew and a BBQ planned to be held on June 15. .2 - folded A3 sheet, with an introduction of the newsletter, dated Feb. 1992, covers issues with the Executive, Kew depot, unions, ATMOEA, tram routes, disability and actions of the Executive. Two copies held. Second copy added 18-4-2017, from Lindsay Bounds in addition to first donation - receive 8/4/2017. See also Reg item 2962 and 2963 for other similar documents.trams, tramways, unions, conductors, personnel, mta, doncaster depot, south melbourne depot, elwood depot

Set of 6 Tram Route Guides, published during April 2017, following the introduction of route 58. Consolidates into 6 folders the previous individual guides for each route.. Each comprises a A2 folded sheet, full colour printed on non-gloss paper. Has the Yarra Trams and PTV logos, listing the stops, interchanges with bus and other tram services, ticketing zones, estimated frequencies with adverts for Night tram services, TramTracker and Myki tickets. On the rear is a large map, a list of the other route guides and a short summary of the routes list in the guide. .1 - Set A - Routes 1, 6, 11, 19 and 86 .2 - Set B - Routes 57, 58, 59 and 82 .3 - Set C - Routes 3, 3a, 64 and 67 .4 - Set D - Routes 48, 78, 75, 78 and 109 .5 - Set E - Routes 5, 6, 16, 58 and 72 .6 - Set F - Routes 12, 30, 35, 96 .7 - as for .1 A - dated May 2017 .8 - as for .2 B- dated 20 May 2018 .9 - as for .3 C- dated 20 May 2018 .10 - as for .4 D - dated 20 May 2018 .11 - as for .6 F - dated 20 May 2018 (E was not updated as at 17-7-2018) .12 - as for .1, dated 16/9/2018. .13 - Set A - dated 1 June 2019 .14 - Set B - dated 1 Jan 2019 .15 - Set C - dated 1 Jan 2019 .16 - Set D - dated 1 June 2019 .17 - Set E - dated 1 Jan 2019 .18 - Set F - dated 1 Jan 2019 .19 - Set F - dated 1 June 2019 Collected during 2019, added 2/1/2020.trams, tramways, timetables, maps, route 1, route 3, route 3a, route 5, route 6, route 8, route 11, route 12, route 30, route 35, route 19, route 48, route 57, route 58, route 59, route 70, route 72, route 75, route 78, route 82, route 86, route 96, route 109, east coburg, south melbourne, malvern, glen iris, moreland, toorak, west maribyrnong, wattle park, docklands, camberwell, vermont south, footscray, moonee ponds

Two Pages from a photo album book with adhesive surface and clear plastic sheet cover on cardboard sheet - containing three photographs of Melbourne L class trams and of the Murray River Queen paddle boat. 1 - L class 106 at Hanna Street Depot, special day 1975 - Neil Mackintosh photo? 2 - No. 105 Kingsway 3 - No. 103, Glenhuntly Station, 11/1/1947 - Photo by Bob Lilburn 4 - Murray River Queen paddle boat. Not known who assembled the album.trams, tramways, l class, kingsway, south melbourne depot, hanna st depot, glenhuntly, tram 106, tram 105, tram 103

Ticket for an Australian Electric Traction Association tram tour - 3rd MMTB special tram - 40 mile tour, for Saturday 13th November (no year given), leaving from Hanna St. depot (Sth Melbourne). C. L. Busch Secretary. Two copies held. A calendar check shows that 1948 was a Saturday 13/11. See Dec 1948 Tram Tracks for a tour reporttrams, tramways, aeta, tours, ticket, south melbourne depot, hanna st depot

Illustration from the centre page spread of "Vintage Driver No. 332 - March 1985" of the construction of St Kilda junction electric tram track with work on the paving and overhead being completed. Has tram 571 in the photos along with the Colas motor tank (tar?) , workmen sweeping the roadway, a road roller and the Ballast Motor 11 with a trailer being pushed. Photo c1930. Has the St Kilda Junction service station in the background. Photo possibly shows the resurfacing of the junction. Has a number of parked motors cars in the image. Reference Timeline History of Melbourne Tramway gives trackwork completed at St Kilda Junction, but the Ballast Motor being completed 1927, tram 571 entered service August 1929.trams, tramways, aeta, tours, ticket, south melbourne depot, hanna st depot, tram 571, tram 11

Black and White Photograph of a R10 possibly at the time of the vehicle entering service. See Reg Item 1004 for another photograph of the changeover. The previous vehicle can be seen on the left hand edge of the photograph. Taken at Preston workshops. Shows the registration numbers of the vehicle. These are known by their radio call signs R10.On the rear of the photograph has in pencil "R10 truck - MMTB".trams, tramways, emergency, recovery, mmtb, r10 vehicle, international, south melbourne depot

Set of 28 colour prints and negatives of Melbourne Tramcars c1980 by Bruce Herbert. Generally two prints of each. Printed on Kodak paper. K:\Bruce.Herbert.c1980\ 1B-workshop-truck_PrestonWorkshops_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 5_CentralDeborah_Bendigo_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 5_SacredHeart_Bendigo_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 8W_SouthMelbDepot_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 10W_SouthMelbDepot_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 11W_SouthMelbDepot_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 11W-2_SouthMelbDepot_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 16_HighSt_Bendigo_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 16_HighSt_Bendigo_c1980_BruceHerbert-cleaned.jpg 23-16_CentralDeborah_Bendigo_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 25_CharingCross_Bendigo_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 565-PrestonWorkshops_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 600_Depot_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 600_Depot-2_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 600_Depot-2_c1980_BruceHerbert-cleaned.jpg 600_Depot-3_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 600_ErrolSt_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 600_LaTrobe-ElizabethCnr_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 600_RoyalPark_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 600_SouthMelbBeach_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 600_SouthMelbDepot-2_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 646-600-510_SouthMelbDepot_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 650_Preston Workshops_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 866-417_Preston Workshops_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 1008-accident-Preston Workshops_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg 2009_PrestonWorkshops_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg AEG-truck_Preston Workshops_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg Restaurant442_9W_South Melb Depot_c1980_BruceHerbert.jpg See \hawthorn\photo_collections\htd2570 Bruce.Herbert.c1980 for scanned images and title images.trams, tramways, preston workshops, bendigo, south melbourne depot, melbourne, restaurant tram, tram 5, tram 8w, tram 10w, tram 11w, tram 16, tram 23, tram 25, tram 565, tram 600, tram 646, tram 650, tram 866, tram 417, tram 1008, tram 2009, tram 442

Sheet of A4 paper associated with Inspector Arthur Marginson; Image of a presentation photograph to Inspector S. Oprey + 21 small photographs of associated staff at Hanna St depot, - 15-7-1943 and enlarged photograph of Arthur Marginson.trams, tramways, personnel, south melbourne depot, mmtb, inspectors

Set of two Agfa Colour slides, cardboard mounts, by Keith Caldwell dated 13 March 1962 of: .1 - W2 247 southbound in Kingsway (Domain Road, Route 55) with adverts for White Crow sauce. The large Austral Otis facility on the left hand side and a Dunlop advert on the right hand side. .2 - View looking south on Kingsway where the two roads part with a tram outbound. (I won't ask how this photo was done but it was).trams, tramways, w2 class, kingsway, south melbourne, route 55, tram 247

Sign - sheet of plywood, with paper destinations taped to the sheet for an auxiliary destination board - "Sth Melb Beach" & "East Coburg / Moreland" on each side. Appears to be "depot made". Has two small holes in the top corners.trams, tramways, destination indicators, south melbourne beach, east coburg, moreland, auxiliary board

Agfa colour blue white plastic mount, photo by Keith Caldwell of W5 824 southbound in Swanston St at Franklin St with the Ansett ANA buildings in the background. Tram has the destination of St Kilda Beach, route 16. 20/3/1966In ink "W5 20 iii 66"trams, tramways, w5 class, route 16, swanston st, franklin st, south melbourne, tram 824

Newspaper clipping, The Age 16/7/1997, titled "Tram depot site in Southbank up for sale", advising the depot site would be sold by Colliers Jardine. Gives details of the site and has an aerial photo. Quotes John Marasco of Colliers. Written by John Hurley.trams, tramways, sale of land, south melbourne depot, southbank depot, tram depot

Photo - see pdf file for further information. Number Brief Description RT198 SW6 888 Dandenong Rd 1-4-64 - "Malvern Rd Burke Rd" - route 5 RT199 W2 552 Dandenong Rd 1-4-64 - "City" - route 5 RT200 W3 655 Dandenong Rd 1-4-64 - "City" - route 64 RT201 SW6 951 St Kilda Beach 1-4-64 - "Kew Cotham Rd" - route 69 RT202 10 W3 667 East Coburg 1-4-64 - "South Melb Beach" - route 1 RT203 W5 826 top of Latrobe St (?) 1-4-64 - "City via La Trobe St" - RT204 L 105 Carnegie 1-4-64 -"city" - route 4 RT205 L 101 Carnegie 1-4-64 - "University" - route 4 RT206 tram 612 - "Burwood" - Batman Ave (?) RT207 Y1 611 Batman Ave 4-4-64 - "Wattle Park Elgar Rd" RT208 Hawthorn Depot 25-3-64 - trams 582 & 841 RT209 L 105 City Swanston St 25-3-64 route 4B RT210 SW6 853 Chapel St Richmond 25-3-64 -"Prahran" - route 77 RT211 L 102 City Swanston St 25-3-64 - "Carnegie" - route 4 RT212 27-4-62 - tram 495 - "Camberwell" - route 7 & tram 334 RT213 tram 11 - "Special" Flinders St RT214 March 1964 - tram 779 - "West Coburg via William St" - route 55 RT215 March 1964 W7 Collins St - tram 1024 - "Northcote via St Georges Rd" - route 9A RT216 March 1964 Victoria Parade - tram 892 - "City" - route 42 RT217 March 1964 Spring St - tram 1034 - "East Preston" - route 88 RT218 March 1964 Essendon Terminus - tram 741 - "City" - route 59 RT219 1964 AETA Convention - tram 672 - "City" RT220 1964 AETA Convention - tram 672 - "West Coburg Bell St" RT221 1964 AETA Convention - tram 676 - "Leura Grove" RT222 1964 AETA Convention - tram 672 - "Special" tram bridge RT223 1964 AETA Convention - tram 672 - "Special" RT224 1964 AETA Convention - tram 676 - "Burwood" RT225 1964 AETA Convention - tram 672 - "City" - route 59 RT226 1964 AETA Convention - tram 672 - "Special" RT227 1964 AETA Convention - tram 469 - "Special" & tram 895 - "City" - route 2A RT228 1964 AETA Convention - tram south melb depot works yard Demonstrates the work of Robert Thomson in photography, collection and/or production of slidesAssembled album in a black presentation folder of 31 colour slides, collected or produced by Robert Thomson. All photographs have been scanned and placed on the Museum's G drive. A list of all photographs with details has been compiled. melbourne, tramways, trams, mmtb, hawthorn depot, sw6 class, w2 class, w3 class, w4 class, w5 class, w7 class, y class, y1 class, x2 class, sw5 class, l class, south melbourne per-way yard, tram 11, tram 3, tram 9, tram 485, tram 676, tram 672, tram 1024, tram 1034, tram 841, tram 469, tram 611, tram 612, tram 101, tram 102, tram 105, tram 826, tram 779, tram 741, tram 655, tram 467, tram 552, tram 582, tram 495, tram 334, tram 888, tram 951, tram 853, tram 892, tram 895, route 59, route 2a, route 88, route 42, route 9a, route 55, route 7, route 4, route 77, route 4b, route 1, route 69, route 64, route 5

Newspaper clippings from The Tramway Record, 5/9/1929 and 28/11/1929, titled "Our photograph Page" featuring photographs of: .1 - Rail grinder in Melbourne, a single truck tramcar (M class 186) outside Hanna St depot after a thunderstorm and a flooded street, Hanna St depot and Circular Quay Sydney .2 - Y 410, W2 329, tourist bus, and interiors photos. Published by the ATMOEADated in ink on .2trams, tramways, grinder, work trams, buses, y class, interiors, flooding, atmoea, m class, hanna st depot, south melbourne depot, tram 186, tram 410, tram 329

Set of 2 run number plates used for the vehicle identification system used in the AVM. Item was pushed into a slot of a reader which then recognised the identification through the series of holes on the left hand side. Fitted with metal strips, riveted on, to enable the card to be slotted into the holder by the crew member and then withdrawn when not required. Understood that the tram carried one of these at one end and then another without the holes at the other end. Number has been engraved into the plastic sheet and then painted in black. Used to identify the depot and "run number" or timetable that the tram was running on, two in each tram, to enable monitoring by inspectors and crews. System introduced by the MTA during the second half of the 1980's. These two particular plates have details on how to be used in trams and they were used for transporting trams to and from the workshops. Have a label on the rear advising this. .1 - A150 .2 - E25 - (was this a duplicate of 1435.1?) - not all the holes have been fully drilled through.trams, tramways, mmtb, preston depot, timetables, preston workshops, south melbourne depot

Full colour poster printed on a vinyl plasticized based with adhesive backing sheet titled "Route poster - Yarra Trams - Routes 1, 8 and 19." Gives a map layout for the three routes, most stops, shows the Melbourne CBD, connecting services, Yarra trams logo, accessible stops. On right hand end, has the poster details and date of November 2012.trams, tramways, yarra trams, routes, maps, north coburg, moreland, toorak, south melbourne

Photograph of the first SW6 class tram built by Preston Workshops. Note the dash canopy lighting, tail lamp and the sign "This is you car Use It"Tram 850 was the first SW6 built by MMTB 1n 1939, and featured sliding doors. Some earlier class trams were retrofitted with sliding doors.MMTB SW6 Class Tram 850, possibly photographed at South Melbourne Depottramcars, tramways, sw6 class, tram 850, dash canopy lighting

Small metal plaque"BUCHANAN & BROCK/ ENGINEERS & BOILERMAKERS/ SOUTH MELBOURNE/ 1921"

Dorothy Williams Receipt No 316Used by Dorothy William's family 1950'sMetal Boot Button Hook.Hook on one end for buttons, bent over loop on other end to form handle.T Campbell 250 Clarendon St South Melbournecostume accessories, footwear accessories

Cast iron stoves burn solid fuel such as wood or coal, and are used for cooking and warmth. The stoves have a firebox with a grate where the fuel is burned. The hot air flows through flues and baffles that heat the stove top and the oven. Before cast iron stoves were invented, cooking and heating were carried out in outdoor open fires, and later, in fireplaces inside the home. In 1642 the first cast iron stove was manufactured in Lynn, Massachusetts, where molten cast iron was poured into a sand mould to make rectangular plates that were then joined together to make a box. Benjamin Franklin invented the more efficient Pennsylvania stove in 1744, and this efficient design is still used today. After the mid-19th century cast iron stoves were produced with burners in different positions, giving varied temperatures, so a wide variety of foods could be cooked at the same time at the most suitable heat, from slow cooking to baking scones. In contemporary times people the new wood-burning stoves had to meet the anti-pollution standards now in place to protect our environment. By the 1920s gas cookers were being introduced for domestic use, and by the 1930s electric home cookers were being offered to householders. PLANET STOVES In August 1925 the firm Cox and Rizzetti, Stove Works, and also Sydney Road, South Melbourne, advertised in the Brunswick and Coburg Leader of November 11, 1925 as "formerly with Harnwell and Sons" and as "specialists in solid cast iron Planet stoves ... which merit an inspection from builders and householders". The firm continued in business and was mentioned as sponsors in the King Island News in 1971. Harnwell and Sons was listed in the Victorian Government Gazette of 1894. It is curious that the firm was mentioned in an article in the Sunrasia Daily of June 14, 1934 titled 'Planet Stoves' as a manufacturer of Planet Stoves. This Planet No 3 stove is an uncommon example of cooking equipment used in kitchens in the early 20th century, as the firebox is above the oven rather than beside it. The cast iron combustion stove is significant as part of the evolution of domestic cooking. Previously cooking was mostly carried out in outdoors in open fires, and later in fireplaces indoors. Cast iron stoves are still used today and have additional features such as thermostats to monitor and maintain temperature, water heating pipes connected, and environmentally approved anti-pollution fittings. Stove; a compact, blackened cast iron combustion cooker, installed within a fireplace and enclosed by bricks on both sides. The upright rectangular stove has a flat top with three round, removable cook plates and a flue connected at the back. The front has three doors with round knob handles; a swing-down firebox door above a sliding ashtray, and two side-hinged oven doors above a sliding opening. Inside on the side walls are two pairs of runners. Behind the pair of doors is an oven with two pairs of rails and two removable metal shelves. The stove has cast inscriptions on the chimney flue and on the front of the right hand side stove door. The model of the stove is The Planet No 3, made in Melbourne.Chimney flue, "[within rectangle] THE / PLANET" Stove door, "(within oval) PLANET / No 3"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, stove, cast iron stove, combustion stove, wood-burning stove, wood stove, wood oven, solid fuel stove, cooker, the planet, planet, planet no. 3, kitchen equipment, baking, domestic cooking, cooking equipment, food preparation, planet stove, planet cooker, cooking range, slow combustion stove, antique, range cooker, cox and rizzetti, harnwell and sons, melbourne manufacturer